Africa: The Role of Media in Branding African Fashion

What: Fashionomics Africa webinar series, Episode 8 Read more »

Africa: The Impact of Covid-19 On the African Tourism and Transport Industries

What: Webinar Read more »

Africa: 3-Day Climate Action Workshop for Development Finance Institutions in Africa

What: Climate action workshop Read more »

Africa: The Economics of Biodiversity

What: Virtual event to present key findings of the report, The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review, and discuss implications for Africa Read more »

Africa: Us, Germany, UK Target Africa for Increased Trade At African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Conference

Investor and trade interest in Africa remains strong despite challenges around Covid-19, senior officials from the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom said at the… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Debars Mactebac Contractors Limited and Mr. Joram Opala Otieno for 36 Months for Fraudulent Practices

The African Development Bank Group announces the 36-month debarment of Mactebac Contractors Limited, a company registered in Kenya and Mr. Joram Opala Otieno, the director and… Read more »

Africa: Youth Are Africa's Best Asset - Invest in Them - African Development Bank President Adesina

Africa's underinvested youth are in need of urgent attention and youth entrepreneurship investment banks must become the focus of global support, the African Development Bank head… Read more »

Africa: Virtual Roundtable - Scaling Up Financing for Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Africa

What: Roundtable on scaling up financing for youth and innovation in Africa Read more »

Africa: Sustainable and Responsible Finance

What: Webinar Read more »

Africa: Key Take-Aways From the Finance in Common Summit Spring Meeting

It would be like trying to run up a steep hill with a backpack filled with sand. That was how Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina described a predicament in which Africa could potentially find… Read more »

Africa: Finance in Common Summit Spring Meeting - Joint Declaration of African Public Development Banks

We the undersigned African Public Development Banks gathered today for the Spring meetings of the Finance in Common Summit, commit to supporting African heads of state and… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank, Ebrd Partner to Unlock Additional Sustainable Investment Opportunities in Africa

The African Development Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to promote sustainable private… Read more »

Africa: Finance in Common Summit Spring Meeting - Public Development Banks Call for New Financing for Africa's Recovery Post-Covid-19

A global coalition of public development banks today emphasized the urgency of immediate resources for Africa's recovery post-Covid 19. Together, they committed to deepening… Read more »

Africa: In Niger, a Rare Scene in the Pandemic - Covid-19 Wards Remain Empty, Agriculture and Business Benefit From Support Programs

Looking over his hectares of rice in Saga, less than 10 minutes from central Niamey, Garba Soumana's face is radiant. A gust of wind from the Niger River drowns out his voice, but… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Invites Business Enablers to Apply for Funding to Support Women Entrepreneurs

This May, the African Development Bank Group is launching a call for proposals for projects enhancing the viability and sustainability of women entrepreneurship enablers. Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank Holds Webinar On Accountability for Southern African CSOs

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from eight Southern African countries participated in a webinar on accountability and good governance in projects funded by multilateral… Read more »

Africa: Social Safety Nets, Community Spirit Help South African Mother Through Covid-19 Crisis

About 2.6 million South Africans have lost their jobs since the pandemic hit Read more »

Africa: Fashionomics Africa, DHL Express Train African Fashion Entrepreneurs to Excel in International Trade, Logistics and E-Commerce

More than 280 million online shoppers in Africa represent a huge opportunity for e-commerce development on the continent, attendees of a recent Fashionomics Africa webinar heard. Read more »

Africa: Finance in Common Spring Meeting - Africa's Green and Resilient Recovery: a Common Objective

WHAT: Finance in Common Spring Meeting Read more »

Africa: FAO and Badea Agree MOU to Advance African Agriculture At Africa High-Level Dialogue On Food Security

The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) signed a memorandum of understanding for future… Read more »

Africa: African Countries Commit to Double Agricultural Productivity As Development Banks and Partners Pledge Over $17 Billion to Increase Food Security

A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over $17 billion in financing to address rising hunger on the African continent, and to improve… Read more »

Africa: African Development Bank, Ifad and Partners Redouble Efforts to Stop Hunger in Africa and Strengthen Food Security

The number of people living with hunger across the African continent increased from 214 million to 246 million between 2015 and 2020. Read more »

Africa: Women's Economic Empowerment Critical for Sustainable Post-Covid Recovery, African Development Bank Country Gender Profiles Show

African women are still disproportionately affected by poverty, and the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating gender inequalities, according to new African country gender profiles… Read more »

Africa: Banker-Turned-Poultry Farmer Becomes Champion for African Agriculture

"If we must satisfy Africa's food security with our growing population, then there must be high commercialization of agriculture. That is modern farming." - Ayotomiwa Yinka… Read more »

Africa: New Reports From African Development Bank, FAO and Cgiar Showcase Digital Agriculture Opportunities

Drones, satellites, geographic information systems, weather stations and advanced analytics are some of the most promising technologies for providing solutions to Africa's… Read more »